Shortsville man charged with assaulting two police officers

Canandaigua City Police have charged a Shortsville man with assault after he resisted arrest and injured two officers Tuesday.

Police say Joseph F. Taylor, 25, is facing charges after police executed a traffic stop around 6 p.m. in order to arrest Taylor on a parole warrant. Taylor was noncompliant during the stop, police say, and fled on foot. Police say Taylor was in possession of a syringe and marijuana.

Taylor is charged with two counts of second degree assault, resisting arrest, possession of a hypodermic instrument and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Two officers from the Canandaigua City Police Department were treated for lower body injuries at F.F. Thompson Hospital and released.

Taylor was arraigned in City Court and remanded to the Ontario County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond.